Description
The function field sieve, an algorithm of subexponential complexity L(1/3) that computes discrete logarithms in finite fields, has recently been improved to an L(1/4) algorithm, and subsequently to a quasi-polynomial time algorithm. Since index calculus algorithms for computing discrete logarithms in Jacobians of algebraic curves are based on very similar concepts and results, the natural question arises whether the recent improvements of the function field sieve can be applied in the context of algebraic curves. While we are not able to give a final answer to this question at this point, since this is work in progress, we discuss a number of ideas, experiments, and possible conclusions.
Next sessions
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Polytopes in the Fiat-Shamir with Aborts Paradigm
Speaker : Hugo Beguinet - ENS Paris / Thales
The Fiat-Shamir with Aborts paradigm (FSwA) uses rejection sampling to remove a secret’s dependency on a given source distribution. Recent results revealed that unlike the uniform distribution in the hypercube, both the continuous Gaussian and the uniform distribution within the hypersphere minimise the rejection rate and the size of the proof of knowledge. However, in practice both these[…]-
Cryptography
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Asymmetric primitive
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Mode and protocol
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Post-quantum Group-based Cryptography
Speaker : Delaram Kahrobaei - The City University of New York